air with the design system lead to own and evolve the design system's foundations — color, typography, spacing, and elevation — and its component library.
Build and maintain design tokens/variables (primitive, semantic, and component-level) including multi-mode theming (e.g. light/dark).
Design and document components with full variant and state coverage (default, hover, focus, disabled, error) using slot-based, nested structures.
Partner with engineering to ensure design-to-code parity, including token pipelines and component mapping.
Establish and maintain governance: contribution guidelines, versioning, and naming conventions.
Audit product surfaces for consistency and drive design system adoption across product teams.
Account for native iOS and Android platform-specific requirements within the system architecture.
Support and train other designers on effective system usage.
Embed accessibility standards at the component level so compliant usage is the default.
Desired Candidate Profile
8-10+ years of experience in Product/UX Design, with significant time spent on design systems specifically.
Proven experience setting up or managing a large design system — required.
Fluent in Figma variables, component properties, variants, and slot/nested component structures — required.
Strong understanding of token architecture (primitive, semantic, alias) and atomic design principles.
Native mobile app (iOS/Android) design experience, with understanding of platform-specific constraints.
Previous banking, fintech, or other regulated/enterprise experience preferred.
Strong documentation and systems-thinking skills.
Track record of driving design system adoption and governance across multiple teams.
Familiarity with accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1 AA) as applied at the component level.
Basic front-end literacy (HTML/CSS fundamentals, or understanding of how design tokens map to code) to communicate effectively with engineers.
Familiarity with versioning/release practices for design systems (changelogs, deprecation strategy).
Skills
Figma
design systems
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